mboia

See also: mboîa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mboi
• mbóia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mboîa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbɔj.ɐ/ [ˈmbɔɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbɔj.ɐ/ [ˈmbɔɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbɔj.a/ [ˈmbɔɪ̯.a]

• Hyphenation: mboi‧a

Noun

mboia f (plural mboias)

1. (Brazil) Synonym of cobra

References

• A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986)